COURSE GOV 2001 - Medication Administration in Juvenile Detention: A National Staff Prep Course
A look at best practices for the handing of medications in juvenile facilities.
Lesson 1-A: Why Responsible Medication Administration is So Important...
FREE PREVIEWSection 1-B: Key Principles of Correctional Medication Administration
Section 1-C: Establishing Clinical Competence
Section 1-D: Medication Affects on the Body
Section 2-A: Professional Interaction with Offender's Physician
Section 2-B: Properly Documenting Medication Orders
Section 2-C: Documenting Medication Administration and Errors
Section 3-A: Medication Abbreviations and Routes
Section 3-B: When a Medication Should Not be Given and What Constitutes Error
Medication Training • Juvenile Detention • Michigan AFC CEU Catalog
Strengthen how medications are ordered, handled, administered, and documented in juvenile detention facilities. This national staff prep course, featured in Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc.’s Michigan Adult Foster Care CEU catalog, helps teams reduce errors and protect the youth they serve.
Examine why responsible medication administration is so important in juvenile detention settings. Review key principles of correctional medication administration, the importance of establishing clinical competence, and how medications affect the body.
Build confidence in professional interaction with the offender’s physician, properly documenting medication orders, and documenting medication administration and errors in a way that supports safety, continuity of care, and liability protection.
Learn common medication abbreviations and routes, and understand when a medication should not be given. Clarify what constitutes an error in juvenile detention and how staff should respond when an error or near-miss occurs.
Apply principles from juvenile detention to other settings, including Michigan Adult Foster Care homes that serve youth and young adults, emphasizing consistent procedures and respect for prescriber orders in any residential environment.
Explore how sound medication administration practices protect youth from harm, reduce adverse events, and strengthen families’ and courts’ trust in your juvenile facility or AFC program.
Connect medication administration concepts to policy and procedure, helping your team align day-to-day habits with written standards, audits, and external review expectations.
Include this course in your annual training plan to keep medication safety, documentation, and error prevention at the center of juvenile detention operations and Michigan Adult Foster Care medication practices.